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Wieboldt Stores, Inc., also known as Wieboldt's, did business as a Chicago general retailer between 1883 and 1986. It was founded in 1883 by storekeeper William A. Wieboldt. The flagship location was located on One North State Street Store in Chicago. ==History== In 1961 Wieboldt's enlarged itself by acquiring the failed ''Mandel Brothers'' store on State St as well as a smaller branch store in Lincoln Village shopping center. Prior to that time there were five Chicago neighborhood stores; Grand and Ashland, Milwaukee and Paulina, Lincoln and Belmont, Halsted and 63rd St., and Ashland and Monroe.They also had several suburban stores including locations in Evanston, Lombard, Norridge, and Oak Park IL.〔Christmas on State St. ISBN 0-7385-1972-3 Original four locations and merger with Mandel Bros. Store〕 By the 1970s Wieboldt's operated over 15 stores in the Chicago area. Wieboldt's was known for their good values, unpretentious merchandise, and multilingual sales staff, the stores were especially popular among ethnic, working-class shoppers who could not afford or did not like to shop at the big downtown department stores. Wieboldt's former slogan was ''"Where You Buy With Confidence!".'' They celebrated 100 years in business in April 1983. An advertisement in the Chicago Sun-Times stated "Building for a New Tomorrow". "An important part of Chicago's past, we look to the future with confidence and enthusiasm. The dream of yesterday is the promise of tomorrow. Chicago, Wieboldt's. Tomorrow begins today."〔Chicago Sun-Times, March 13, 1983.〕 During the 1980s the chain had trouble staying profitable, eventually leading the company into bankruptcy in 1987. The chain never recovered and all the stores closed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wieboldt's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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